New from Jah Defender

Okay so, just wanted to bring to your attention a pair of recently released BEAUTIFUL tunes from an old favourite of ours, the well talented Jah Defender from out of Trinidad. Just last week he delivered a big set and, again, on TODAY, he's once again bringing the fire.

First up is a song that comes courtesy of D Rebell Productions, also from Trinidad, the GOLDEN 'So Long'. 

"It's been so long Rastafari calling

So long King Selassie I been calling

SO long Mama Africa been calling

No one seems to be listening

Well everyone so b usy doing dem owna thing

No one's listening to the children

You see, they don't like the world that dem living in

And dem waiting on us to do something

You see we can't sit around and play

Man haffi work for a brighter day

Strength on to strength I saw

NO MORE DELAY"

You know what? 'So Long' is probably one of the best songs that I've heard from anyone in this young year so far. It has such an easy and comfortable vibes to it that it immediately caught my attention and, when I actually started to dig into it, the ideas behind it were high and provided a nice foundation to what my ears were enjoying on a very basic level. Take a listen for yourself.

"You keep on doing wrong

And think he gonna get away forever

You think you big and strong

Feel dem so wise and clever

A day will come-

When Jah Jah gonna change up dem weather

This is a judgment sound!

Fire!

FROM YOU WICKED

You ahgo feel it!

GRUDGEFUL?

Ahgo feel it!

ENVIOUS?

Ahgo feel it!

CARNAL MIND AHGO FEEL IT

Too much hypocrisy, too much corrupt

Everyone si di bullshit and not speaking up

Dem love susu pon yuh name

Mi nah play dem funny game

Outta fire and flames

Man a lion, caan tame

Caan hold mi wid dem chains

King Selassie lives and reign

High grade up inna mi brain

Righteousness must maintain

Fire burning red

Babylon dem coulda neva get away"

And just today (unless it takes me four hours to get this posted), Jah Defender links with the esteemed Austrian imprint, House of Riddim on the also top notch and SCATHING 'Feel It'. This one almost comes off as an anthem (stop reading this and go listen to that chorus) and it is a fiery one as the Defender takes aim at all sorts of negativity and the results border on brilliant. Jah Defender is someone who I probably should write about more frequently. I have dealt with his work a couple of times or so sense we came back from hiatus, but it's been relatively thin from when we took a look at his debut album, "Rastaman Rise", a dozen years ago. He's an extremely gifted individual and, so far, his 2025 musical campaign is looking extremely bright. Take a moment and get acquainted with Jah Defender if you have not already or become reacquainted... just thought I'd let you know.